Kenya floats Sh17.5bn bond to pay oil marketers

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Shell Petrol Station at Ruaraka. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

A surprise bond issued on Tuesday targets raising billions to pay part of the Sh45.8 billion debt owed to oil marketers carried forward from the fuel subsidy scheme that the government discontinued.

A communique seen by the Business Daily has revealed the government intends to raise Sh17.5 billion in the first tranche of the three-year bond that closes Friday. The interest rate is 14.22 percent.

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